Dance Contest Registration Form

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Application Form for the Brattleboro Dance Contest

This Form is due no later than October 20, 2010.

There’s to be a dance contest in Brattleboro, Vermont! Three happy winners will perform an opening dance on a new local TV show, The Desha Show, which will be streamed on-line for the world to see. In addition, three winners will take away CASH PRIZES, up to $500 for the #1 dance routine.

The Desha Show is looking for talented dancers who love to perform and are looking for a venue to showcase their passion for dance. We are looking for performers who blend a variety of unexpected dance styles and music. Dance groups are especially encouraged to enter, although strong solo performers should also apply.

                                    Winners will be judged on:

                                                    • Creativity

                                          • Energy
                                          • Talent


10 to 12 dancers/groups will be chosen to perform in front of a live audience at 8pm, Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Luminz Dance Studio in Brattleboro. The top three winners will have the opportunity to be on 4 TV shows over the next year, performing 4 different dance routines. Dances should be no more than 3 minutes in length!


Please fill out this form and send in a sample of your work, such as a video on utube.
Application Form

Name:
Phone number:
Email:
Name of Dance Group:
How many in your dance group?
Affiliation (are you affiliated with any dance company or studio?):
Type of dance:
Link to where I can see you work on-line:

Dancers must submit an application by October 20. Please email this form to: DeshaPeacock@hotmail.com

You will be informed by Oct 25, whether you have made it to the competition, and will receive more information regarding rehearsal and filming at that time.

Ode to Summer on the 1st day of Fall

 I LOVE spring & I LOVE Summer.

Lots of people love fall, and it is beautiful here with the leaves changing colors and all that jazz, but to be honest it just reminds me that winter is on it's way bringing all that COLD, COLD air. The snow is pretty, but good Lord, is winter ever long here in Antarctica, i.e. Vermont.

 
 

So, on this first day of fall, I would like to immortalize my beloved garden, and celebrate summer and all it's vibrant colors.

Summer, I will miss you.

Solid Gold

Solid Gold Dancers, '85 (hold on baby, it's coming)

If you don't know the Sold Gold Dancers, you are really missing out. Solid Gold was one of my favorite shows, along with Dance Fever and later, In Living Colors (with the those hot Fly Girls). The whole show centered around these dances for me. Love it.

And for my show, we are gonna have DANCERS. AND, I NEED DANCERS. So, we're gonna have a DANCE CONTEST.

The dance contest is vital to the show because I can't start the show without the dance at the begining.

I'm looking for some fast paced, energtic dancing- especially in short spurts. And why not be creative about it? I would love to see combined styles of dance with music you wouldn't expect. Some jerkin' with some ballet and maybe old funk music? Who knows, it's wide open. 

The dancers will be judged on the following criteria:

• Creativity
• Energy
• Talent

I'm so excited by the idea of a competion in which local folks can get together and show off. It's a great way to showcase local talent. Are you interested??
Here's what I have to do:

Pick a venue and the date. I'm shooting for October. I think it's gonna be Luminz Studio because it's got a good vibe and reasonable rental rate, not to meniton it's already chock full of interesting dancers. PLUS, it's down the street from my house. Bonus.

Get the dancers. I need to send a flier with info to the local dance schools and other folks in town to spread the word. Maybe this flier will be the same as the PR flier (not sure). I've already got sevearal dancers intersted who are ready to go, for sure.

Dancers register and send promo video. I'll need to pick the top tier dancers for the contest, because the show will last one hour and each dance will last around 3 min max, plus time for voting. So, maybe 15 dance groups (or individuals if really good).

Advertise the show. Luminz can hold 60 audience members, and I intend to pack it in tight.

Get dinero. I really need some cashola because I'd love to give a cash prize to the winners. I'm guessing $1000 bucks for the rental and prizes is good. I'd love for the grand prize winner to receive $500 bucks.

Music. I need a DJ.

MC. Need one.

Wanta help? Shoot me an email: deshapeacock@hotmail.com

Vermont Living: Gail's Organic Farmstand

Nothing beats a Sunday morning at Gail's Organic Farm Stand, tucked away on MacArthur Road in Marlboro, Vermont. You've got to be there at 9:00 am to enjoy Robin and Ty's organic coffee and homemade berry scones, but it's worth it. A couple of weeks ago, I went for a visit to get some footage of the stand and the Sunday morning scene that goes with it. 

Here's some photos to share until I learn how to actually make a film...

Get your farm fresh produce, eggs, berries and more. 

Here's a fine example of "more". I couldn't resist bringing home this beauty. A plum cake made with hints of lemon and brandy, made by Jill Hulme.  

Who could walk away from this, I ask?

Bring your city kids here to taste a real cherry tomato for the 1st time.
Worked for me.

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Did I mention, you can pick your own ORGANIC berries?

Gail. The woman behind it all.

Robin and Ty serve Mocha Joe's Organic Coffee, a local favorite.

A little Sunday snooze is par for the course. 

Vermont Living.

Portsmouth, NH Mini City Guide

Boujour, Salud!

One idea for the show is to incorporate little snapshots of cool places to visit, highlighting unique boutiques and maybe a couple of resturants and other attractions.

So, this is my first Mini City Guide on a little weekend vacation my family and I took to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the tip of Southern Maine, Kittery area.

Overall, I love the area. Portsmouth is a bustling little town with great New England charm. The Port itself is lovely, there's plenty of great restaurants, and several downtown shops worth checking out. Two of my favorites were: The Odd Showroom where the cute owner remakes vintage clothes http://www.myspace.com/oddshowroom

She had a rad dress on that I was surprised to find out was from Forever 21, one my favorite secret shops where you can find trendy clothes for no mucho dinero. I was inspired to track that dress down and luckily found the last one in my size. Okay, getting of target here...

Portsmouth! And my other favorite is this very cute little paper store

called Gus and Ruby Letterpress http://www.gusandruby.com/

I loved the design of the store itself with custom white cabinets, great lighting (see fabulous anthropology chandelier which I can't seem to find). Check out the store's blog here- http://www.paperhounds.blogspot.com/

The owner was super friendly, and I got these lovely papers there, which I promptly used to revamp my daughter's new (vintage) dollhouse, click here to see before and after shots.

Restaurants

The Friendly Toast- a great family place serving yummy stuff all day and open 24hrs a day on the weekends (not that we are ever out past 10pm these days...). The decor is fun too, a mix between 50's, 60's and 70's junk/vintage store complete with a fake baby in a cradle that rocked. A bit odd, but entertaining to watch. No website that I could find, but here's a bunch of reviews on yelp http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-friendly-toast-portsmouth

Flatbread Pizza- We liked this bustling , noisy open space joint. Simple brick oven pizza, but really great, fresh, local and organic ingredients. http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/2007Home.htm

Portsmouth Brewery- Matt (the hubby) says to check it out. http://portsmouthbrewery.com/

Beaches

We headed down 1A, South of Portsmouth, and just parked on the side of the road, walked over some big boulders and enjoyed a lovely day at the beach.

You can pay at the parks, but this was just as good and free. Although, watch out, this water is cold.

Regardless of the chilly water, Portsmouth and the Southern Maine area has lots to offer for a lovely weekend fun spot.

Spirit

FLY GIRLS NEEDED! For Real Yall.

I'm looking for some FLY girls, a la In Living Color. If you can dance- I want you!